Axel Örbom

Carl Gustaf Axel Orbom
Swedish Prime Minister for Justice
In office 1889–1889
Personal details
Born	July 29, 1836 Stockholm, Stockholm County
Died	May 30, 1889 (aged 52) Stockholm, Stockholm County
Parents	Johan Axel Örbom (1800–1868) and Anna Karolina Westman

Carl Gustaf Axel Örbom (29 July 1836 – 30 May 1889), was a Swedish jurist and government figure who, in the final eight months of his life, served as the Minister for Justice.

Biography

A native of Stockholm he was the son of Johan Axel Örbom (1800–1868) and Anna Karolina Westman. Following studies at Uppsala University (1854–1858), he embarked on a career in law, becoming, in 1870, an assessor in Stockholm's Svea Court of Appeal and, the following year, joining the legal staff of Ministry of Justice. In 1884 he was appointed Justitieråd, the title carried by a justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden. On 28 September 1888, he took over as the new Minister for Justice. His eight months in office carried a heavy workload, including cases dealing with sedition and agitation, which brought him criticism from opposition Socialists in Riksdag, the National Parliament.

Axel Örbom died in Stockholm two months before his 53rd birthday.^[1]

References

1. Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. 1906. Örbom, Carl Gustaf Axel, jurist, statsråd. Född i Stockholm d. 29 juli 1836. Föräldrar: hofrättsrådet Johan Axel Örbom och Anna Carolina Westman. -- Student i Uppsala 1854, aflade Ö. 1858 hofrätts- och kameralexamina, blef 1862 vice häradshöfding, 1870 assessor i Svea hofrätt, 1871 led. af Justitiedepartementets lagbyrå, 1874 led. och 1885 tillf. ordf. i Nya lagberedningen samt 1884 justitieråd och led. af Förstärkta lagberedningen.